Senior Paper
The South Kingstown Senior Project offers students opportunities to engage in personalized experiences utilizing interdisciplinary skills and knowledge while investigating an area of personal interest.
In preparation for the Senior Project Graduation Requirement, students will be supported in selecting and researching a topic that coincides with the focus for their Senior Project experience and writing an extensive research paper that explores that topic.
Check out the SKHS Senior Project site for additional info.
NEED HELP WITH YOUR SENIOR PAPER?
Drop -in Senior Paper support is available every period on Fridays. Just stop in the library to make an appointment.
Additional support is available Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday by appointment. Email Mrs. Kelly at ckelly@sksd-ri.net to schedule a meeting.
Click on the link above to access a folder with a sample senior paper from start to finish including article exercise, proposal, mentor interview questions, research notes, annotated bibliography, notecards, outline, final paper and bibliography.
Choosing a Research Topic
Since your paper must be related to your project, you should already have a general topic in mind. Remember, your paper topic does not have to be exactly the same as your project, but it should be related. For example, just because you have chosen to make a surfboard for your project does not mean that you have to write your paper about surfboard construction, or even surfboards. Instead, surfing can be your topic.
Use this guide from URI's Library to get started in narrowing your topic and writing a research question
WRT_preactivity.pdfResearch Muddy Points from URI Libraries
Get a public library card!
If you don't already have one, apply for a public library card, or renew an old one.
The public library has a wealth of resources that will be very useful to you as you conduct research for your senior paper. Once you have one, you will be able to access the catalog here
Don't miss out!
